Writing Skills
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Do You Want to Persuade Your Readers? Remember The Need
Often we need to write persuasive documents, such as proposals or recommendation reports. The main goal of these types of documents is to persuade your readers to take specific action.
The art of persuasive writing dates back to…
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Controlling Sentence Length
Writing is often burdened with sentences that are too long. The more words and relationships in a sentence, the more confused your readers may become. As writers, we need to remember that our brains…
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The Basics of Writing Policies and Procedures
While you usually hear people talk about policies and procedures together, each has a different role.
Policies are high-level…
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Commonly Misused Words
There are some words that are tricky for many people.
Often they are words that sound similar but have different spellings, meanings and uses. It can be harder to read the message when there are misused words. Readers might…
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Common Number Guidelines Explained
Many things influence whether you express numbers in figures or in words. Sometimes it’s your profession, and sometimes it’s the editing style of your organization.
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Don't Fear the Semicolon and Other Punctuation Tips
Many people tell us they don’t feel confident when they’re writing because they aren’t entirely sure how to use some punctuation marks. Some elements of punctuation can be confusing because there are…
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Email Etiquette Basics
Here are a few quick tips you can incorporate into your daily email correspondence to maintain proper etiquette during the busiest of workdays.
Start with a strong subject lineMost professionals send and receive…
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How to Create Better Policies and Procedures
Policies and procedures are important documents that outline the way an organization operates.
If you want people to follow them, they need to be…
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An Email Structure that Gets Results
It can sometimes be stressful to stare at the computer screen and not know where to start with an email you need to send.
Some clients share with us that they hesitate when sending emails because they worry they could be judged by a…
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